Funders & Supporters

The Kindling Trust is supported by a number of organisations and funders who have aided different aspects of our development or specific projects:

Awards for All

Awards for All is a Big Lottery grant scheme and provided Kindling with a grant of just under £10,000 for a number of community-engagement projects. This support enabled amongst other things the Global Crisis: Organic Response debate; a 2009 food heritage calendar with St. Margaret's Primary; and the FeedingManchester conference.

For more information about Awards for All visit: awardsforall.org.uk

C-Change

C-Change (an advice & training program) from The Co-operative Group have provided free expert support to develop our business plan from Co-operative Mutual Solutions.

Heritage Lottery Fund

The Heritage Lottery Fund uses money raised through the National Lottery to 'sustain and transform our heritage'. It supports museums, parks and historic places as well as the natural environment and cultural traditions.

The Kindling Trust has secured Heritage Lottery support of around £40,000 to support its food heritage project: Forgotten Fields.

For more information about Awards for All visit: www.hlf.org.uk

Local Food Fund

Kindling was one of the first projects to secure Local Food Fund support for its seasonal food calender: The Time is Ripe.

For more information about the Local Food Fund visit: www.localfoodgrants.org

Manchester City Council's Carbon Innovation Fund

Manchester City Council's Carbon Innovation Fund is supporting Kindling for six months to run its Sustainable Fayre project. The one million pound fund has been committed in 2009 and early 2010 for developing and delivering low carbon projects in the city. It has been spent on different approaches, studies and projects that demonstrate the benefits of taking action to tackle climate change.

The Network for Social Change

The 'Network' were the first funder to believe in our vision and provided a grant of £7,500 to fund our establishment, funding travel and office costs as well as some conference fees etc.

For more information about the Network for Social Change visit: www.thenetworkforsocialchange.org.uk